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Repositioning Victorian Sciences
Anthem Press 2006; US$ 85.00An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period. more...
An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century American Science Writing
Anthem Press 2012; US$ 99.00This anthology is the first collection of primary science articles written by scientists working in America during the nineteenth century. more...
A Most Damnable Invention
St. Martin's Press 2005; US$ 7.99Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's discovery of dynamite made possible the famous industrial megaprojects that transformed the countryside and defined the era, including the St. Gothard rail tunnel through the Alps, the clearing of New York harbor, the Panama Canal, and countless others. Dynamite also caused terrible injuries and great loss of life,... more...
The Art of Science
Pan Macmillan UK 2011; US$ 18.03What these extracts are, first and foremost, are stories of discovery. The Art of Science is not necessarily a book about great scientific theories, complicated equations, or grand old men (or women) in their laboratories; instead, it's about the places we draw our inspiration from; it's about daily routines and sudden flashes of insight; about dedication,... more...
Free Radicals
Overlook 2012; US$ 14.99The thrilling exploration of the secret side of scientific discovery --proving that some rules were meant to be broken scientists have colluded in the most successful cover-up of modern times. They present themselves as cool, logical, and level-headed, when the truth is that they will do anything --take drugs, follow mystical visions, lie and even... more...
Brilliant Blunders
Simon & Schuster 2013; US$ 26.00WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. Nobody?s perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough. Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein were all brilliant scientists. Each made groundbreaking contributions to his... more...
The Science Magpie
Icon Books 2012; US$ 11.65From the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton, The Science Magpie is a compelling collection of scientific curiosities. Expand your knowledge as you view the history of the Earth on the face of a clock, tremble at the power of the Richter scale and learn how to measure the speed of light in your kitchen. Skip through time with Darwin's... more...
Brilliant Blunders
Simon & Schuster 2013; Not AvailableWE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. Nobody?s perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough. Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein were all brilliant scientists. Each made groundbreaking contributions to his... more...
Brilliant Blunders
Simon & Schuster 2013; Not AvailableWE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. Nobody?s perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough. Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein were all brilliant scientists. Each made groundbreaking contributions to his... more...
A History of the Electron
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 64.00Intellectual biography of J. J. and G. P. Thomson for academics and graduate students, focusing on the concept of the electron. more...









